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What is an enzyme and what does it do

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  • a biological catalyst which speeds up rate of reactions by providing alternate pathways with lower Ea and remain unchanged itself at the end of the reaction
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6 classes of enzymes and what they do

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1 oxidoreductases -catalyze redox reactions

2 lyases - catalyze cleavage of C-C, C-N and C-S bonds. Break double bonds and add groups. Form double bonds by removing groups

3 hydrolyases- cleave bonds and add H2O

4 ligase- ATP dependent to form bonds between C and O, S and N

5 transferase -transfers P, C or N containing groups

6 isomerase - rearranges atoms in a molecules to produce isomers

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Diff between synthetase and synthase

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  • requires ATP

- atp independent

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Diff between phosphatase and phosphorylase

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  • uses H20 to hydrolyze / remove phosphoryl group

- used Pi to cleave bonds and produce phosphorylated product

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Diff between oxidase and oxygenase

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  • O2 is acceptor and oxygen atoms not added to substrate

- one or both oxygen atoms added to substrate

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What does dehydrogenase do

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-NAD+ / FAD is the electron receptor in redox reaction

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Define active site , how formed and function

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  • clefts in enzymes formed by folding of protein

- has aas side groups to bind to substrate and participate in catalysis

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What is Kcat

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-number of substrate converted to product per enzyme molecule per second

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Describe catalytic efficient and specificity of enzymes

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  • enzyme catalyzed reactions are very efficient

- they interact with specific substrates and catalyze specific reactions

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What is holoenzyme , apo enzyme , cofactor and coenzyme

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  • active enzyme and its non-protein components
  • inactive protein part of enzyme without its non-protein component
  • non protein moiety of enzyme which is a metal ion
  • non protein moiety of enzyme which is a small molecule
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Define cosubstrate and prothestic group

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  • co enzyme which associates with enzyme for a short time and dissociates from enzyme in a altered state
  • co enzyme permanently associated with enzyme and returns to original form
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How does location of enzymes within cell aid in its functions

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  • isolates substrate from product from other competing reactions
  • favorable environment for reactions
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What do enzymes accelerate and what don’t they change

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  • rate at which equilibrium is reached

- do not alter equilibrium of reaction

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What do active sites do and how do they aid in catalysis

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/they bind to substrate through aas R groups

1 binds to substrate and rearranges bonds reducing Ea

2 stabilize transition state and increase conc of intermediate than can be formed into products

3 enclose substrate and separate it from solution , competing reaction sand provide favorable conditions

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List Factors affecting reaction velocity

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1 pH
2 temperature
3 substrate concentration

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Shape taken by allosteric enzyme and non on Vo against substrate graph

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  • sigmoid

- hyperbolic

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What is denaturation and how does pH denature

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  • structural change in protein resulting in loss of biological properties
  • active sites depend on ionic nature of side groups
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What does the Michaelis-Menten equation describe

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-how reaction velocity varies with substrate concentration

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Assumption in deriving M-M equation

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1 conc of E lower than S so few % of S are bound to enzyme

2 ES conc doesn’t change : steady state assumption

3 initial velocity measured as soon as E and S mix. Conc P small so backward rate of reaction is ignored

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What is Km

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-characteristic of enzymes and substrate showing the affinity and enzyme has for a substrate

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Conclusions of small and large Km

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  • high affinity for substrate as low S conc is needed to half saturate E
  • low affinity as high S conc needed to half saturate enzyme
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What is Km equal to numerically

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-conc off S at which velocity is 1/2 vmax

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What is Vmax

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-maximal rate of reaction at which all binding sites are bound to substrates and are constantly being reoccupied

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Relation of velocity to enzyme conc

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-directly proportional

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Order of reaction when conc S is less than , equal to and greater than Km
- velocity is directly proportional to conc S ( 1st order ) | - velocity constant and equal to Vmax ( 0 order and velocity independent to conc S )
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Line weaver-Burk plot function and why !?
- straight line used to find Km, Vmax and determine mechanism of action of enzyme inhibitors - not possible to determine Vmax on Vo against S graph due to gradual upward slope or hyperbolic graph
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What are enzyme inhibitors
-any substance that decrease velocity of enzyme catalyze reactions
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Types of inhibitors and how they bind to enzyme
1 irreversible- covalent bonds with enzyme 2 reversible - non covalent bonds
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Describe suicide inhibitors
-mechanism based inhibitors that are converted by enzyme to a form that covalently links to enzymes
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Two types of inhibitors and the extra one
1 competitive 2 non competitive 3 mixed
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Competitive inhibitors mode of action and effect on Vmax, Km and Lineweaver-Burk plot
-binds reversibly to same site as substrate. Competes with substrate for active site - effect on Vmax reversed by increase in S conc - Apparent Km is increased as more S conc needed to reach half Vmax - Vmax unchanged but Km different
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Competitive inhibitors mode of action and effect on Vmax, Km and Lineweaver-Burk plot
- inhibitors bind to site diff to active site of substrate - can bind free enzyme or ES complex - Vmax reduced and cannot be reversed by increase in S conc - do not interfere with binding of substrate so Km is same - Km unchanged but Vmax diff
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What are transition analogs
-competitive inhibitors which approximate structure of transition state and bind to enzyme with higher affinity than substrate
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Describe statin drugs, types and what they do
- anti hyper lipidemic drugs - competitive inhibitors for HMG-CoA ( enzyme for cholesterol biosynthesis ) - atorvastatin and pravastatin - inhibit cholesterol synthesis
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What is an allosteric enzyme
Allosteric enzymes are enzymes that change their conformational ensemble upon binding of an effector which results in an apparent change in binding affinity at a different ligand binding site
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What are effectors
-molecules which bind to site other than active site
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Classes of effectors and their outcomes What do they affect
- positive : increase enzyme activity - negative: decrease enzyme activity - affect affinity for substrate or maximal rate of catalysis
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Types of effectors and describe them
1 homotropic - effectors is substrate. It binds at one site and affects properties of another site ( cooperativity ) 2 heterotrophic - effector diff from enzyme
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Regulation by covalent modification example and outcome
-activate or inhibit enzyme activity
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Describe induction and repression and of enzymes and outcome
Cells can either induct ( synthesize) or repress ( degrade ) enzymes affecting number of active sites available
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What is a transition state
- a transient molecule where either decay to S or P is equally possible - no stable and no finite chemical lifespan
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What is a reaction intermediate What is reaction step What determines overall rate of reaction
- has finite chemical lifespan , can be isolated - interconversion between 2 subsequent intermediates or transitions states - step/ steps with the highest Ea. Rate determining / limiting step
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How do enzymes reduce Ea
- covalent bonds between enzyme active site aas side groups and substrate rearranges bonds weakening them and lowering Ea - numerous non covalent forces between enzymes and substrate ( no reacting parts included ) is accompanied by release of binding energy which compensates for Ea and lowers it
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Where are weak non covalent bonds optimized and why
At transition state of substrate -the numerous bonds release binding energy used to compensate formation of transition state and lower Ea. ES partially stabilized so not much Ea added to overcome
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What won’t enzyme complimentary to substrate won’t work
-numerous non covalent forces overly stabilize the ES complex and when forming the transition state numerous bonds have to be now broken on ES complex and Ea is increase instead
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Explain what is and how specificity of enzymes arises
- ability of enzymes to differentiate between substrates and reactions - the numerous non covalent forces as positioned on an enzyme form maximal when paired with a specific substrate and not with another thus bringing about specificity
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List the barriers to be overcome in a enzyme catalyze reaction
1 reduction in entropy - decrease free movement of reacting molecules 2 solvation shell of water that surrounds and stabilized some biomolecules 3 distortion of substrate 4 conformational changes on enzymes to properly align with substrate
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What overcomes barriers to enzyme catalyze reactions and how
Binding energy 1 Substrates clamped in place by weak non covalent interactions with it and enzyme functional groups 2 formation of E and S weak bonds replaces water bonds thus desolving substrate 3 binding energy compensates any energy needed to distort S 4 Enzymes undergo multiple conformations to align functional groups properly when bound to Substrate by weak covalent forces - induced fit
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How does specific catalytic groups differ from binding energy and list the 3 types of specific catalytic groups
-they form transient covalent bonds or transfer of groups To and fro substrate 1 metal ion 2 covalent catalysis 3 acid-base catalysis
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Describe covalent catalysis
- transient covalent bond formed between E and S. - E has nucleophilic group X - always undergo further reaction needed to liberate enzyme
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Describe metal ion catalysis
- enzyme bound metal ion and substrate interactions can orient S for reaction or stabilize transition state - can mediate redox reactions by reversible changes in metal oxidation states
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How can charges intermediates be stabilized
-transfer of protons to and fro intermediate to form species that is stable and can easily break down into product
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Describe specific acid-base catalysis
- protein donor and acceptor is water ( H+ and OH- ) | - if protons transferred to and fro intermediate faster than it can break down into reactants then it us stabilized
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Describe general acid-base catalysis
-proton transfer mediated by other molecules when water doesn’t suffice
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What acts as proton donor and acceptor in enzymes
-aas side chains

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